Area Code 281

The 281 Area Code (or Area Code 281) is located in the state of TX. Area Code 281 is one of the 269 3-digit telephone area codes in the USA. It covers roughly 2.85 million unique phone numbers and 11.7 million individuals near the city of Houston

Area Code 281 History

Area code 281 was put into service. Area code 281 was created from a split of area code 713. In 1999 area codes 713 and 281, were recombined and overlaid with area code 832.

Area code 346 was put into service on July 1, 2014 as an all services overlay of the existing area code overlay, consisting of area codes 832, 713 and 281.

Following cities also use area code 281:

Alvin, Bacliff, Bammel, Baytown, Beach City, Brookshire, Channelview, Cleveland, Conroe, Crosby, Cypress, Deer Park, Dickinson, Fresno, Friendswood, Fulshear, Highlands, Houston, Huffman, Humble, Katy, Kemah, La Porte, League City, Manvel, Nassau Bay, North Houston, Pinehurst, Porter, Richmond, Rosenberg, Rosharon, Satsuma, Seabrook, Splendora, Spring, Stafford, Sugar Land, Tomball.

ZIP codes in Area Code 281: